On July 17, 2024, 29-year-old Francisco Junior Antonio Merino was fatally shot during a robbery at a store on Mykawa Road near Southridge Street in Houston, Texas. The shooting happened about 10:15 a.m. while Merino was working inside the store. Witnesses found him with gunshot wounds and called 911; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Houston police said the assailants wore hoods and masks, entered the store, carried out the robbery, shot Merino, and fled on foot. Investigations led to the arrests of 23-year-old Dnarion Henderson, 19-year-old Kenya Bell, and 21-year-old Jquerian Minor. Henderson and Bell were apprehended shortly after the incident; Minor was arrested July 29 in Fort Worth on an unrelated charge. All three have been charged with capital murder in connection with Merino’s death.

Merino, born August 6, 1994, was remembered by family and community as kind and selfless; his relatives sought financial help for funeral expenses and created a memorial website to gather contributions. Does anyone have information about the store, the suspects’ movements that morning, or other details that could help fill gaps in the timeline?